1546 |
Kanazawa Mido, a religious school, was founded on the site. |
1580 |
Shibata Katsuie conquered Kanazawa Mido. Sakuma Morimasa entered the castle, and named it Oyama Castle. |
1583 |
After the Shizugatake Battle, Maeda Toshiie entered the castle, and named it Kanazawa Castle. |
1592 |
Toshiie ordered Toshinaga to build stonewalls around the castle. |
1599 |
The inside moat was finished. |
1602 |
The donjon, main watchtower, was burned down by lightning. |
1610 |
The outside moat was finished. |
1620 |
The castle was partly destroyed by a fire. |
1631 |
The castle was again partly destroyed by fire. |
1632 |
The Tatsumi Canal was built through the castle. |
1759 |
A big fired destroyed almost the whole castle. |
1788 |
Hishi Yagura at Ni-no-maru, the second enclosure, and the Ishikawa-mon gate were finished. |
1808 |
The Ni-no-maru Palace was burned down. |
1809 |
The Hashizume-mon gate, and Hishi Yagura at Ni-no-maru were finished. |
1858 |
Sanjukken Nagaya was built. |
1871 |
The castle site was requisitioned by the army. |
1881 |
A big fire destroyed Ni-no-maru. |
1949 |
Kanazawa University was founded. |
1950 |
The Ishikawa-mon gate became an Important National Cultural Asset. |
1957 |
Sanjukken Nagaya became an Important National Cultural Asset. |
1978 |
Kanazawa University decided to move out of the castle site. |
1996 |
Ishikawa Prefecture bought the castle site from the national government, and started a park building project. |
1999 |
The reconstruction project of Hishi Yagura, and other sites began. |
2001 |
The 18th National Urban Greenery Fair Ishikawa 2001. |
2008 |
Tsurumaru-soko storage designated as an Important National Cultural Asset. |
2008 |
Kanazawa Castle designated as a National Historical Site. |
2010 |
Imori Moat and Kahoku-mon Completed. |